Summary
President Donald Trump's administration removed the field of nursing from its list of professions needing a "professional" degree. This change could affect how nurses receive financial aid for education. A nurse named Wendy Brindley Hines, who supports President Trump, expressed concern over how this might impact student loans for those in health care.
Key Facts
- The Trump administration changed which fields are considered to require a "professional" degree.
- Nursing and physical therapy were not included in this new list.
- This change could affect the ability of nursing students to get certain types of student loans.
- Wendy Brindley Hines, a nurse with a master's degree, voiced her concern about these changes on social media.
- The Department of Education stated that the new definition is about loan eligibility, not a judgment on the professions' importance.
- Graduate nursing programs might need to lower costs due to caps on available loans.
- The changes do not affect undergraduate nursing programs.
- The U.S. student loan debt is nearly $1.8 trillion.
